Show VINES M POH 11 THE HOME uy BY F F rockwell editor larm Farin fireside how much attention do you give your outdoor living room the veranda no veranda Is quite complete til III it is covered with some thick green vines that will add to its coolness and provide the pec necessary essary shade tor for the lot hot summer days to be sure one can p shade with a makeshift make shift canvass awning which will shut out everything but bul tile the heaviest breezes with its heava canvass folds hut but liow how does this compare with the soft airy green curtain which mother nature will 8 so 0 generously weave tor for us it if wl wi provide her with a few plants 01 01 vinos vines to start with economical folk will realize also the saving in the cost between even the simplest cloth awning with up accompanying fixings and that ot of a few cew small growing vines each year too with a nery mry M ry little assistance to nature in the matter mattei of fertilizer and abid cultivation you will have an entirely fresh now new green curtain a thicker handsomer oni every summer the awning cloth on the other hand will probably 1001 a little faded and phanoy ever even after the elie first summers use and ana will bt bc almost impossible after the see sec ond summer sum nier with so many varieties of vines li it is always possible to 10 choose one that seems to be especially adada c to the shape of the veranda to b be covered or to the special architect archi tec ture of the house although al vines are beautiful and beautify any spot they may cover nevertheless one may use judgment in choosing just the right one for covering the front of the porch there are many good vines the one which gives the densest shade and also protection from rain because of the overlapping leaves is the Dutch mans pipe vine its name As is derived from tile me curious pipe shaped flowers of color the leaves are large it is a ver rapid grower the japanese virgins bower clematis panl paul culata is also one ot ol 1 the finest porch vines inconspicuous in fit early is spring pring it makes its growth early enough to give shade from th the e midsummer mid summer sun and in autumn js s a mass of beautiful flowers which almost hide the vine the honeysuckles honey suckles not only make pleasant beasant lea sant shade but are so sa ly fragrant that one or two should be faiq planted even where other vines are used halls japan Is one of thre the most satisfactory varieties another fragrant climber Is 13 the it is very ornamental arid and graceful and especially well suited t to sunny positions for the quickest results plant thi kudzu vine arla glana it grows with almost unbelievable lie Ile vable rapidity and gives a very I 1 tropical effect for covering walls nothing equals the abo ivies the best known is the very hardy boston ivy velt veit chi but there are several other good sorts the boston ivy will cling to a stone or bush surface and as the leaves natural lap like shingles it sheds the rain A beautiful dark green during summer it changes to the most gorgeous shades of crimson under the brush of jack frost the well known wisterra Wi IVI steria Is perhaps the most decorative of all vines the foliage is attractive arid and the long pendant plumes of fragrant flowers or purple or walte are un equalled equal led by the blowers flowers of any other hardy vine it lg Is ideal for plants to hamb climb over old stumps or a dead tree the grumpelt Truro Trum pelt vine Digh onla is also excellent tor for this purpose both of these there vines need some support as they will not cling like the ivies A vine is a good investment because from a single pr planting you get returns for years and years and they require little or no care being not only very hardy but comparatively tree free from insect and disease troubles of all kinds moreover they can call be planted in either spring or tall fall or tor for that matter during the summer it you get pot grown plants dont let another season go by without providing your home with at least a few vines |